4 v& |6 x) X4 T& q1 T人在德国 社区 另外,有一些高血压或是经常性头痛病人,也会用水蛭疗法降低血压,或是治疗头痛。一名医师说,不但乔治亚人用水蛭治病,乌克兰、波兰、甚至德国,也有不少人接受这种疗法。 3 b& X A$ L$ V) o; |9 z6 y + ~9 V1 u' @, T3 w& n$ h8 W `6 H5 O, {" { z# Ors238848.rs.hosteurope.de- D! a: A: q4 x% T
9 H& ]# T( x) v9 Trs238848.rs.hosteurope.de 2 G3 o$ c7 f% P: _+ ] c, G人在德国 社区Women turn to leeches in Tbilisi 22 June 2011 P, y7 f/ b( l1 m* F
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Leeches have been used in medicine for thousands of years. By attaching themselves to the body, and sucking blood from a patient, they were thought to bring health benefits.rs238848.rs.hosteurope.de5 G! ~% ~" B: X5 R8 \8 Z
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* Q2 `9 o8 w a7 H3 P9 _That idea fell out of fashion during the 20th century, with the discovery of modern drugs. But today, as interest in traditional medicine grows, they are making a comeback - particularly in the former Soviet State of Georgia.* w7 |! ^/ `- v% R8 O4 |: v$ }
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Damien McGuinness in the capital Tbilisi has been finding out why.